Am I the Asshole Here?

"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani) 07/13/2019 at 00:34 • Filed to: None

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It was a car pool lane (but not at the time, it was just a standard right lane) but partly bicycle. Rolled forward a bit to let him through, usually do to avoid people honkingme, and then promptly followed by a cop stopping him. Not sure what happened after but lights did go on.

I guess I kinda set the guy into the trap...

Bonus clip: I can’t tell if this is a kit or the real deal.

slipperysallylikespenguins > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/13/2019 at 00:41

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I’m assuming the cop was behind him for a while and was just looking for a decent spot to flip on his lights and initiate the stop.

404 - User No Longer Available > slipperysallylikespenguins 07/13/2019 at 00:43

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I can’t tell, my car was too low . I couldn’t see anything further behind through my tiny convertible window, lol.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/13/2019 at 00:44

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Psssh, you’re a saint compared to how I would have reacted...

ttyymmnn > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/13/2019 at 00:57

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Are you an asshole here? Absolutely not. You didn’t entrap the guy. If he did something illegal, that’s on him. It’s not your job to protect other people from getting  a ticket. 

ttyymmnn > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/13/2019 at 00:57

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Are you an asshole here? Absolutely not. You didn’t entrap the guy. If he did something illegal, that’s on him. It’s not your job to protect other people from getting  a ticket. 

Spanfeller is a twat > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/13/2019 at 01:02

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https://oppositelock.kinja.com/talking-about-weird-shit-in-reforma-1823320064

Whenever I’m at this intersection and I see someone do an illegal U-turn, I honk so that the cops look at them. So, no... you’re not an asshole. I’m an asshole.

404 - User No Longer Available > ttyymmnn 07/13/2019 at 01:13

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Well he didn’t honk at me, and I rolled forward giving him an impression that it was allowed...

If the DID honk me to move forward then he would totally deserve it and I would’ve said instant karma. I’ve always wanted to capture one of those, lol.

ttyymmnn > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/13/2019 at 01:25

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If he’s counting on you to know what’s legal and not, he’s in trouble. Not because you don’t know, but because it’s your job. That’s entirely on him. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/13/2019 at 10:09

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That doesn’t look like a right turn lane to me.

There’s a double white line on your right and the entire lane is painted green to indicate it’s a protected lane for bicycles - only.

Perhaps I’m missing something here?

404 - User No Longer Available > TheRealBicycleBuck 07/13/2019 at 10:18

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It is. But you rarely see bicycles here so people end up using it as a right turn lane.

It is confusing because in downtown Toronto, there exist  another variant of said lane which IS designated as a right turn / bicycle lane:

TheRealBicycleBuck > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/13/2019 at 10:32

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Well, then, there you go! The guy used the bike lane as a turn lane which is illegal. That deserves a ticket!

MuchWagon > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/14/2019 at 07:07

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If he used the bike lane as a turn lane then he is the asshole.

I doesn't matter if bikes rarely use them. Especially as this kind of behavior will intimidated cyclists and prevent them from riding, negating the purpose of the lane.